Pandora's Box Re-Opened

A poem of loss, of familiarity, and of distance.

Small black box on my shelf

holds more than I could have thought

A missing piece, a shard of my former self

locked away forever, without a thought

A red rose in my hand, memories of the past

bloomed and brilliant, full of passion and life

The symbol of someone too good to last

the pain of his presence, cutting like a knife

against my will I keep these things, always holding on

to a love, a life that doesn’t exist, fading with time

His body, his words, treasures to me long gone

and only a ghostly presence remains behind

Though he’s here, he’s not the same, his mind greying

he forgot the colours of our past, love, passion, and trust

because of an uncontrollable disease, time, slowly preying

on his heart, his mind, his body, all lined with age’s rust

so that he doesn’t remember, understand, comprehend

the life we lived, the love I lost, all he knows is his fears

Trying to reach out to him, hold onto him, my arms extend

but through it all, he only knows my sadness by my tears

i miss who he was, I hate who he is, broken and alone

I need the man I knew, the man I loved, the one time stole

the heart that was flaming with passion now cold as stone

and in his absence, mine imploded, leaving a gaping hole

Author's Note

This poem, much like my others, is one of spontaneity, so I had no motivation for this piece. it is open to interpretation as to its meaning. Thanks for reading <3

Reviews

[Castonovia]

Lost hope, it seems... haunting as well as powerful. Such vivid words and emotions that are truly heartwrenching, expressed to their fullest. Sad indeed with a ghostly remnant of his former self... he changed and now that part is gone therefore love is lost. Love the semblance of Pandora's Box, seven deadly sins, remaining hope... reopened. Well penned piece ;)

[DreamWeaver 2154]

Thanks very much for this review :) This and a few other poems were written in awareness of Alzheimers and how it effects those it touches, physically or otherwise. :)

[Castonovia]

How very sad... and no problem :p

[kelvin]

very emotionally charged sad piece here, for this is a hurting feeling to bare. i relate to this seeing someone turn to a former shadow or shell rather of their former self. you really hit the nail right on with this write very descriptive and strong feeling of emotion good writing all i can say

[just is]

wow so deep and emotional, but nicely expressed.

[Chip]

Very good poem!

Deep words!